Leeds United - v - West Ham ***Matchday Thread***

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

I am in curious as to why Stach is on the bench. Just wondering

He has niggling injuries - and is said to be over tired.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Decent first half

[cherrypie7]

Thanks. Okafor off, Harrison on.

[CalverleyBoy]

Leeds team to move up a gear

[CalverleyBoy]

Very valuable three points

[Billyni]

We nearly plucked a point from the jaws of 3.

[norfolk white]

Nervy, but watching Leeds is always nervy, made hard work of it in the second half, but hey ho 3 valuable points, well done Leeds.

[cherrypie7]

West Ham are the worst Premier League team I have seen this season. Tonight, Leeds were only marginally better. Leeds were dire in the 2nd half. Although rain made it tough going, Leeds really should have done better.
On the bright side, Ampadu was superb. Truly superb. Rodon, Perri excellent too. Bogle very good. Although Tanaka is good, Stach is important for this Leeds team. Bijol is error prone.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

West Ham are the worst Premier League team I have seen this season. Tonight, Leeds were only marginally better. Leeds were dire in the 2nd half. Although rain made it tough going, Leeds really should have done better.
On the bright side, Ampadu was superb. Truly superb. Rodon, Perri excellent too. Bogle very good. Although Tanaka is good, Stach is important for this Leeds team. Bijol is error prone.

Wolves are as bad

[UbiqueLUFC33]

West Ham are the worst Premier League team I have seen this season. Tonight, Leeds were only marginally better. Leeds were dire in the 2nd half. Although rain made it tough going, Leeds really should have done better.
On the bright side, Ampadu was superb. Truly superb. Rodon, Perri excellent too. Bogle very good. Although Tanaka is good, Stach is important for this Leeds team. Bijol is error prone.

Although it surprises me to say it, Aaronson was excellent tonight.

[UbiqueLUFC33]

Yes, but we still have Aaronson ....

As I predicted .......

[Orgoner]

He was alert and took his goal well.

Not sure we should have played so deep in the second half, but I guess we did get all three points.

Bijol was mostly effective and Perri took command when it mattered.

As I say, take the three points and keep working.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

He was alert and took his goal well.

Not sure we should have played so deep in the second half, but I guess we did get all three points.

Bijol was mostly effective and Perri took command when it mattered.

As I say, take the three points and keep working.

Agree Perri looked decent - we have an annoying habit of playing deep at times and please let the LB not be badly injured he has been about our best player this season.

Bijol looks to have a bit of devil about him which is no bad thing as a CB.

[Monaco_Totty]

Thought Bijol did well from game replay i saw & his stats showed 95 per cent pass accuracy, 53 completed passes, 11 clearances, 2 tackles 100 per cent aerial duels won.

Waited for his chance & taken all coaching advice on board so was obviously mentally prepared into giving an acceptable performance from what I hear & saw, imo.

Often stated & highlighted issues around Struijk & how teams played against this to reveal his weaknesses tactically over the past couple of Championship seasons & how his training management is tailored to protect muscular issues that plight certain movements throughout the game time he is given.

So fair play to Bijol & Perri who both looked focused & solid in an important game points wise & psychologically too.👍

[cherrypie7]

Surprised noone has mentioned that Dominic Calvert-Leuwin did not put a shot on goal the entire match. I think i prefer Piroe. Farke has preferred Aaronson because he wants aaronson to play narrow on the right, a position Brenden grew up playing as a boy and then under Jesse Marsch. Okafor plays wider on the left. I think Farke likes this assymetry.